Taking a Day Trip for History

One of the great things about homeschooling is that we're able to integrate lots of local attractions and programs into our lesson plans. Visits to museums, nature centers and other places provides a rounding to our curriculum and allows our children to experience more than a textbook presentation of information. While mid-Missouri has many, many great options, sometimes going to a great program requires a trip in the car!

The Missouri History Museum (MHM), in St. Louis, has an incredible history program for homeschoolers and they recently released their calendar for the upcoming school year. If you haven't had a chance to review the program, check their website.

Each month the MHM hosts a Homeschool Days program. The line-up this year includes:

• Homeschool Days - America I Am (Registration Required)
  Monday, September 19 2011 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Numbers and Notes (Registration Required)
  Wednesday, October 26 2011 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - The Civil War in Missouri (Registration Required)
  Monday, November 21 2011 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Winter Wonderland (Registration Required)
  Monday, December 12 2011 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Bon Voyage, Lindbergh! (Registration Required)
  Monday, January 30 2012 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Mammoths & Mastodons (Registration Required)
  Monday, February 20 2012 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Community and Conflict (Registration Required)
  Wednesday, March 7 2012 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Movement in Black and White (Registration Required)
  Monday, April 16 2012 at 10:00 am
• Homeschool Days - Celebrating Missouri (Registration Required)
  Monday, May 7 2012 at 10:00 am

The programs are designed for homeschoolers and multiple age children. The above days are on our calendar above, but be sure to REGISTER if you plan to attend as registration is required!